Mother's Day to All!

My greatest honor of my life is being a mom to my boys.

When the truth came forward suddenly my entire identity was in question. For days I was recalling years of experiences, conversations and memories and I now saw it in the new distorted light it was. I knew what I thought it was but I also now knew there was another story I only had a tiny glimpse of.

In the confusion one fact remained always consistently clear and that was my authenticity about being a mom.

I know I am the mom my boys need despite my imperfections and insecurities. I know I have made many mistakes especially as a mom but I also know I was doing the best I could with the information that I had and I have had to forgive myself for that.

I love the growth I have had over the years that has made me who I am because I have been pushed to my limits of love, sacrifice, sleep, charity, emotional and physical pain, prayer, faith, and hope.

I love the first time I heard those tiny heartbeats. I loved being pregnant and feeling them each move and hiccup. I love the gift of birth and the spiritual experience it was. I loved kissing those chubby cheeks and perfect little feet. I loved learning, singing, reading, tickling and wrestling with my boys. I have loved watching them grow up and become taller than me. I love that they motivate me to want to be better and live to my fullest potential. I love that they are quick to forgive me and that we laugh so often. I love being their biggest cheerleader and ultimately the person they get to call “Mom.” They are easy to love and I am honored they are mine!

People get funny about titles and names but to me they help distinguish our connection. Of course I say we are all family but the accuracy is I am many things. I am a daughter, sister, step daughter, wife, daughter in law, mom, step sister, aunt, step aunt, mother in law, step mom, step mother in law and step grandma. I believe most anyone can understand my life a little just by saying those names.

Happy Mother’s Day to ALL the women today. No matter what titles you carry we celebrate YOU!